# \*šī̆/\*šī̆ʾ/\*šī̆ya: 'she'

> Proto-Semitic *šī̆/*šī̆ʾ/*šī̆ya, 'she': reflexes in 19 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [š](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/shin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šī̆/\*šī̆ʾ/\*šī̆ya |
| Meaning | 'she' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | šī (CAD Š₂ 365, AHw. 1224 apud SEDonline 1512); šīt (CAD Š/3 127) | CAD Š₂ 365, AHw. 1224; SEDonline 1512; CAD Š/3 127 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | hy (DULAT 345; SEDonline 1512) | DULAT 345; SEDonline 1512 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | hī(ˀ) (HALOT 240 apud SEDonline 1512) | HALOT 240; SEDonline 1512 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | hiya (BK II 1463 apud SEDonline 1512) | BK II 1463; SEDonline 1512 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. hˀ, hyˀ (SD 55 apud SEDonline 1512); hyt (LGz. 625) | SD 55; SEDonline 1512; LGz. 625 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | yəˀəti (CDG 625 apud SEDonline 1512) | CDG 625; SEDonline 1512 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | həta (WTS 16 apud SEDonline 1512) | WTS 16; SEDonline 1512 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Zwy. it (EDG 102, 359 apud SEDonline 1512) | EDG 102, 359; SEDonline 1512 | gloss withheld |
| Gafat | yət (Bulakh–Kogan 2013b:95 apud SEDonline 1512) | SEDonline 1512 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | sē/sēh (ML 337 apud SEDonline 1512) | ML 337; SEDonline 1512 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | sɛ/sɛh (JL 220 apud SEDonline 1512) | JL 220; SEDonline 1512 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | sēh (HL 109 apud SEDonline 1512) | HL 109; SEDonline 1512 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | seʰ (LS 279; CSOL I 639; CSOL II 570; Naumkin et al. 2015a:83 apud SEDonline 1512) | LS 279; SEDonline 1512 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | Neo-Punic y; y (Krahmalkov 156) | Krahmalkov 156 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | hʾ (Krahmalkov 156) | Krahmalkov 156 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | šī (Gelb AS 21, 33) | Gelb AS 21 33 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | hīʾ (HALOT 240–241) | HALOT 240–241 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Arabic | Spanish hiet; Palestinian hite (LGz. 625) | LGz. 625 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | xʼit, xʼita, it (LGz. 625) | LGz. 625 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

PS \*šī̆/šī̆ˀ/šī̆ya 'she' (Kogan 2009: 66 apud SEDonline 1512). The initial s- of the MSA forms is irregular; Tgr. həta is formed secondarily from hətu, and Tna. ʾəta (TED 1467) survives only as the remote demonstrative (SEDonline 1512). Cf. 3175 \*šina 'they (fem.)'.

## Linked from

- [š](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/shin/index.md>)

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